Unreal Wants This Bathtub!

Unreal has long coveted the Cardinals bathtub that stands in the display window of the Henry Plumbing Supply on Kingshighway. Actually, truth be told, we only have a stall shower in our apartment and would covet any bathtub, but good God this one's a beauty.

Honestly, we kind of covet her feathery bath mules, too.

Yesterday we finally summoned the nerve and our crack reporting skills to make an inquiry.

"It's hand-painted by Clearwater," a cheerful spokeswoman named Gail informed us. "It was made for display only."

"Darn!" we said. (This was the mildest expression of our feelings.)

"But we'd sell it for $4,200," Gail continued.

"$4,200!" we exclaimed. That seemed rather steep for a bathtub, even one with hand-painted art.

"Well," Gail said confidentially, "I'd be willing to give it to you for $1,200. Do you live in the city? And do you rent or own?"